Relative permeability from tomographic images: effect of correlated heterogeneitygies

Ji-Youn Arns; Christoph Arns; Adrian Sheppard; Robert Sok; Mark Knackstedt; Wolf Val Pinczewski

doi:10.1016/S0920-4105(03)00066-4

Relative permeability from tomographic images: effect of correlated heterogeneitygies

Ji-Youn Arns, Christoph Arns, Adrian Sheppard, Robert Sok, Mark Knackstedt, Wolf Val Pinczewski

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We examine the calculation of relative permeability and residual saturation using networks derived from tomographic images of Fontainebleau sandstone previously used to successfully calculate single-phase transport properties. In contrast to electrical conductivity and permeability calculations, we find that that computed relative permeabilities and residual saturations for samples of the same sandstone display a high degree of variability. Randomizing pores and throats to remove all correlations almost completely eliminates the variability between samples and produces smooth numerical data sets. We conclude that
correlations in rock microstructure, which appear to have little effect on the calculation of single fluid properties, have a major effect on computed relative permeability and residual saturation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Papers from the 7th Symposium have been published in a special issue of the Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering (2003) Volume 39
Editors	Elsevier
Place of Publication	Sweden
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	247 - 259
Number of pages	13
Volume	39
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0920-4105(03)00066-4
Publication status	Published - 2002
Event	7th International Symposium on Reservoir Wettability - Freycinet, Australia Duration: 12 Mar 2002 → 14 Mar 2002 http://www.prrc.nmt.edu/groups/petrophysics/wettability/#symposium7

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Conference	7th International Symposium on Reservoir Wettability
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Freycinet
Period	12/03/02 → 14/03/02
Internet address	http://www.prrc.nmt.edu/groups/petrophysics/wettability/#symposium7

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Arns, J.-Y., Arns, C., Sheppard, A., Sok, R., Knackstedt, M., & Pinczewski, W. V. (2002). Relative permeability from tomographic images: effect of correlated heterogeneitygies. In E. (Ed.), Papers from the 7th Symposium have been published in a special issue of the Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering (2003) Volume 39 (Vol. 39, pp. 247 - 259). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0920-4105(03)00066-4

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Relative permeability from tomographic images: effect of correlated heterogeneitygies. / Arns, Ji-Youn; Arns, Christoph; Sheppard, Adrian et al.
Papers from the 7th Symposium have been published in a special issue of the Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering (2003) Volume 39. ed. / Elsevier. Vol. 39 Sweden: Elsevier, 2002. p. 247 - 259.

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